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Drivers of any age may take the Safe Driving Course from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday in the Savannah River Room at Hidden Cypress.

The course will review current information; strengthen driving awareness; talk about senior processing skills; help you become an alert, aware driver; and provide information about bicycles, golf carts, RVs and motorcycles. Discussions will include current South Carolina laws and local regulations and facing the realities of driving in Beaufort County.

Participants should bring lunch. A certificate of completion will be issued for the car insurance rate reduction. For information and registration, call Joyce Tartow at 705-5692 or email jtartow@hargray.com.

Forum Club to feature casino presentation

The Sun City Forum Club will host a program at 9 a.m. Friday in Magnolia Hall on the resort-casino project in Hardeeville.

Bob Nanni, city manager for Hardeeville, will be the speaker along with other representatives. They will focus on the financial impact to Sun City and the surrounding community.

Doors open at 8:20 a.m. for refreshments and the program will start at 9 a.m. The program is open to all Sun City residents.

AARP chapter of the Lowcountry

There will be a meeting at 1 p.m. May 3 at the Bluffton/Okatie Outpatient Building Community Room.

The speaker will be Scottie Davis, travel consultant. For more information, call Chris Olsen at 705-5798.

Preview of the Lakehouse

Tour the state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor and outdoor pool, meeting rooms and lobby during the Lakehouse open house for residents from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 4. An open house for the general public will be held May 5 and 6. The Lakehouse will open for resident use May 7. The fitness facilities and indoor pool will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday- Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. The outdoor pool will be open from dawn until dusk.

Visit the Opryland with Sun City

Lifestyle Services and My First Class Tours are planning a trip to Nashville and the Gaylord Opryland Hotel this November. Travel will be via motorcoach and include three nights at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.

The itinerary also includes a Lorrie Morgan dinner and show, an evening at the Grand Ole Opry, a visit to RCA Studios and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and much more. If you are interested in going on this trip, make sure to attend an informational presentation at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Okatie River Room at Hidden Cypress. Sign up in the seminar binder in Lifestyle Services if you are planning to attend the presentation.

If you are unable to attend Thursday’s meeting. stop by the Lifestyle Services office after Thursday to pick up informational materials.

Six Weeks to a Better Health: Knee Pain

A stiff, painful knee may have you thinking about knee replacement surgery.

Dr. George Sutherland, orthopedic surgeon, will on May 2 give information about problems that cause knee pain and the kinds of medical and surgical options available.

Light refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. and the lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. The “Six Weeks to a Better Health” seminars are presented by Coastal Carolina Hospital. The seminars are free but registration is required.

Okatie Creek Golf Course is ready for transition

The greens and fairways at the Okatie Creek Golf Course are transitioning very quickly from rye to Bermuda grass.

Golfers may notice the brown tint from the winter overseed grass during the transition. This happens as the temperatures warm up. Bermuda is a warm weather grass and rye grass is used as overseed in the fall, winter and early spring. Residents may notice that the irrigation is running regularly. This constant watering will aid with this transition to our Bermuda grass.